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Europe laughs, the United States cries. To put it bluntly, these are the conclusions of the annual results presented over the last few days by the world's leading hotel groups, led by the US. While the Old Continent was one of their growth drivers last year, their performance on home soil was less impressive...

A story of tears, of a tomb of tears as a cradle. The tears shed by the fairies, saddened to have been driven from the forest of Brocéliande, which gave birth to the Gulf of Morbihan. Flooding the land, this lachrymal flow has given rise to a string of islands in which to take refuge, Île aux Moines and Île d'Arz. In...

Two years ago, Louvre Hotels Group launched an in-depth transformation plan. How far have you got with this programme? E.B. - To date, 70 subsidiary hotels and 130 franchise hotels have already been renovated. Now that we have achieved the transformation of half of our subsidiary establishments, our...

Choice Hotels has just added Africa to its list of destinations. One of the world's leading hotel franchisors, Choice Hotels has laid the foundations for future expansion with its forthcoming debut in Kenya. In partnership with entrepreneur Aniket Shroff, two Clarion hotels will open in Nairobi, as well as a new Clarion Hotel in...

For a first truly 'normal' year after the disruption caused by the pandemic, and then the effect of the Olympic Games in 2025, the test has been a success overall for the French hotel industry. The results for 2025 were encouraging, with growth in RevPAR (i.e. accommodation sales) of 2% according to figures presented by In Extenso Tourisme Culture...

The alarm had already gone off for Louvre Hotels. The first alarm sounded at the end of 2023, with the unveiling of a five-year strategic plan designed to relaunch Europe's second-largest hotel group, which had been losing momentum for some time. During a major overhaul of its offering, the former 'sleeping beauty'...

Ever bigger, ever stronger. The major hotel groups continued to weave their web around the world in 2025. The first of them, Marriott, has consolidated its position as leader with growth of +4.3% in the number of rooms in 2025, adding more than 700 hotels to its offer. "A decisive year...

It's review time for the independent hotel industry. After Logis Hôtels, which recorded 23% growth in 2025 in its key offering for business travellers, the "soirées étapes", The Originals Hotels cooperative has also drawn up a positive balance sheet for the past year, with overall growth of +8.2 %...

Australia The leader in the Australian hotel market, the Accor group will continue to strengthen its network, notably with the lifestyle Hyde brand, which is expected to open in the heart of Perth, on the west coast. Mercure, which already has a strong presence in Melbourne, will be adding a new address in the country's second-largest city in March...

Remember that you're going to die... but not just yet! And even much later, if all goes well, according to the predictions of the Stanford Center on Longevity, which foresees a future with more and more centenarians. It's on this basis that Novotel has unveiled the ambition it intends to share with its customers,...

United States Hotel Meta - New York (later this year) (c) ZOA3D Ltd The future third-tallest hotel in New York is nearing completion, behind the Four Seasons and the Marriott Courtyard/Residence Inn combo near Central Park. Although the establishment does not yet have a definitive name - the POA studio, which...

The Logis Hôtels Group's good results are not due in vain to its corporate clientele. With sales of €309m for 2025, an increase of 161TP3Q vs 2024, the growth of its flagship product for business travel is even higher. Including dinner, overnight stay and breakfast,...

South Africa Mama Shelter Cape Town (later this year) Mama Shelter is continuing its international expansion by taking its offbeat lifestyle spirit to the very south of Africa, to Cape Town. This is a first for the continent, while we await the opening of a hotel in Casablanca. As far as the Mama Shelter Cape Town Hotel and...

Albania Adorn Tirana - Handwritten Collection (beginning of the year) The Handwritten Collection, part of the Accor group, has set up in the heart of the Albanian capital, a stone's throw from the Selman Stermasi stadium and a five-minute walk from the lively Blloku district, with the boutique hotel Adorn Tirana. Comprising 25 rooms, including six suites, this establishment is the embodiment of the...

Updated on 14 January at 8.30am Germany Kennedy 89 - Frankfurt (open) At the turn of the year, the Hyatt group added a new address in Frankfurt, even before the opening of a 189-room and studio Hyatt House on Goetheplatz in the second quarter of 2026. Before that, at the end of December, it was the turn of...

Updated on 7 January at 10.00am. Auvergne - Rhône - Alpes Spark by Hilton Lyon Eurexpo (February) Spark by Hilton, a new brand launched by the American group at the top end of the economy segment, will continue to expand its network in France this year. It first appeared in Lyon in mid-summer 2025, with two hotels on the...

Updated on 2/02 at 10:30 Paris Banke Opéra Paris, A Radisson Collection Hotel (autumn) While continuing with its plans to move into rue de Rivoli, the Radisson Collection brand will be opening its first hotel in Paris this year, a stone's throw from the Opera and Galeries Lafayette. And it's all thanks to a choice acquisition: the...

Alice Mafaity, who now oversees the 13 Hyatt hotels in France as Vice President France and also manages the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile hotel at Porte Maillot, travelled the world before returning to France to join the American group. Her international career, always with major groups, has given her the...

The B&B Hotels group is continuing its expansion into long-stay accommodation. Launched in the summer of 2024 in Saint-Ouen, its B&B Home brand has since set up in the mountains, in Brides-les-Bains, as well as near Caen station, while taking a diversion to the West Indies with an establishment in Fort-de-France. As the year draws to a close, the...

Luxury from every angle. The only five-star hotel with a pied-à-terre on the world's most famous avenue, the Paris Marriott Champs Elysées Hotel adds a new elegance to the prestige of its address. Recently completed, its renovation blends the spirit of the times with the spirit of the place, that of a listed building with a past intimately linked...